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> From: Alan Mead [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Hey Scott,
>
> This is off Gustav's topic but I happen to have just got
> cable access
> through @home and am in this process now. And I don't think
> I'm going to
> pay for the additional IP's. First, they cost about $5/mo
> which like a 12%
> price hike (on top of the 166% increase to go to broadband).
> And second, I
> might pay for a second if that meant the first two were
> static but they're
> apparently not (or possible the second guy I talked to didn't
> know what he
> was talking about--I've gotten mixed answers about this).
>
> What I've been using is IP masquerading. Although it won't
> work with every
> application, I have been very happy with everything.
>
> -Alan
>
Yes you can do the IP Masq thing. As a matter of fact thats what I'll be
doing. The point I was driving at was services such as @Home at least
offer the possibility of multiple IP addressing, dynamic or static, for
the purpose of multiple home connections. Certainly their price for this
is high, but the fact it's being offered is quite a step forward in my
opinion.
So the idea that in the home environment multiple connections using
broadband is being addressed by broadband providors. This should help
promote a logical low cost alternative to a full PC lan setup. With the
recent proliferation of home networking products in local stores like
CompUSA, Circuit City, Best Buy and the like, I think the next logical
step would be a server/thin client offering.
For example: CompUSA here has a whole isle dedicated to home wireless
networking products. Most are windows only things, but the idea that the
market is there is what intrests me. Imagine adding X-Terminals/Thin
Clients for under 300.00 or better yet under 200.00 to the isle.
I just cant believe the isnt a product available for the home lan user
at an affordable price that can be utilized with Linux without hacking
something or making a solution outta old PC parts. I guess the cost of
producing the hardware isnt low enough yet to get a distributor to offer
this stuff.
Scott Kindley
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